
6.3 Rear view......................................................................................................................................26
6.4 Connection panel with maintenance unit......................................................................................27
6.5 Tool magazine (direct changer)....................................................................................................28
6.6 Cooling liquid system....................................................................................................................29
6.6.1 Coolant tank................................................................................................................. 30
6.7 Axis arrangement......................................................................................................................... 31
6.7.1 Coordinates system..................................................................................................... 31
6.7.2 Assignment of movement axes.................................................................................... 31
7 Adapters................................................................................................................................................... 32
7.1 Glass ceramic adapter..................................................................................................................32
7.1.1 Attaching glass ceramic adapter.................................................................................. 32
7.2 Adapters for premilled abutments.................................................................................................34
7.2.1 DESS adapter.............................................................................................................. 34
7.2.2 Medentika adapter....................................................................................................... 37
7.2.3 Nt-trading adapters...................................................................................................... 41
8 Operating milling unit................................................................................................................................44
8.1 Safety instructions for operation...................................................................................................44
8.2 Procedure prior to operation.........................................................................................................44
8.3 Switching unit on.......................................................................................................................... 44
8.4 Switching unit off.......................................................................................................................... 44
8.5 Procedure during operation..........................................................................................................45
8.6 Using unit controls........................................................................................................................45
8.6.1 Touch screen control panel..........................................................................................46
8.6.2 Control buttons.............................................................................................................46
8.7 Processing modes........................................................................................................................48
8.7.1 Dry processing............................................................................................................. 48
8.7.2 Wet processing............................................................................................................ 50
8.8 Modes of operation.......................................................................................................................51
8.8.1 Automatic mode........................................................................................................... 52
8.8.2 Set-up mode.................................................................................................................52
8.8.3 Expanded set-up mode................................................................................................ 52
8.9 Inserting workpiece.......................................................................................................................52
8.10 Removing workpiece.................................................................................................................... 53
8.11 Registering tools in control software.............................................................................................54
8.12 Loading tool magazine................................................................................................................. 56
8.13 Changing tools..............................................................................................................................57
8.14 Replacing broken milling cutters...................................................................................................58
8.15 Before milling................................................................................................................................59
8.16 Process description...................................................................................................................... 59
8.17 Milling file identifiers..................................................................................................................... 59
8.18 Milling........................................................................................................................................... 59
8.18.1 Dry milling.................................................................................................................... 60
8.18.2 Wet milling....................................................................................................................61
8.18.3 Switching between wet and dry milling........................................................................ 62
8.19 Switching off the unit.................................................................................................................... 62
8.20 After operation..............................................................................................................................62
9 Control software........................................................................................................................................63
9.1 Starting software...........................................................................................................................63
9.2 User interface............................................................................................................................... 64
9.3 Touch screen commands............................................................................................................. 64
9.4 Tool fields..................................................................................................................................... 67
9.5 Edit tool field.................................................................................................................................71
9.6 Registering tool in software.......................................................................................................... 73
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Planmeca PlanMill 50 S User's manual